Angry Birds Space Red Planet Level 5-16 Walkthrough

Our strategy for Red Planet level 5-16 is to launch Terence towards the bottom left pig. That will trigger a chain reaction, and with some luck, debris should detonate both tnt boxes causing a massive destruction. If necessary fire the second bird into the left bottom tower. This can be a tricky level to 3 star.

Same strategy, same result, 138,820. But totally random outcome after many attempts. I concentrated on lower part of left tower, from wooden triangle down. Seemd to generate most damage and best chance of getting Terrence across to the upper left structure. old luck with this one!

After hundreds of attempts & getting 125k – 127k with very little debris left & wondering how 130k was even possible, when I tried again this morning, I zoomed the screen out & finally got 137k in a couple of tries using a similar strategy to walk through but aiming slightly higher on first shot. Don’t know if it was a coincidence (or the level had finally taken pity on me), but thought I’d offer the tip if anyone is stuck. Hope it works for you too :) Also, I have 1 birded this level many times but it never earned enough points for 3 stars….

@lisa – I agree – Ideal first shot is between the wooden triangle and the horizontal stone beam. If you touch either one of them, Terrance loses momentum and has a much harder time hitting the second tower to cause sufficient destruction. Still a lot of the old “L” factor on this one though!

“Can I have my three-star dessert now, mommy?” asks little Timmy.
“You know the rules, Timmy. No three-star pie until you clean your plate,” his mom replies.
“OK, I cleaned my plate. All the yucky debris is all gone'” TImmy says, after nearly choking on a small asteroid.
“Sorry, Timmy. You did pretty well but I know you can do better. Here are some yummy two-star cookies,” she says.
“But…Mom…I cleaned my plaaaaaaate! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! I hate vegetables!” Timmy cries.
“Try again Timmy. Next time don’t just push your food around your plate. You gotta make it disappear,” she says, patting his head.
Aloha.

Psst! @surfcow – go over to AB Rio Beach Volley and bring ‘Butch’, the little doggy, home. Have him sit under the table and you can slide your plate to him for a quite and quiet cleanup! Then Mommy will give you the dessert!

This is definitely a HARD level to crash. Three Stars wasn’t so hard, but getting over the new ‘average’ is frustrating. Using video strat doesn’t get me much over the 130k. I’ve tried a bit higher, a big lower and even just pull and release wild fling. There is no sure way on RP 5-16. I need that ‘random’ luck everyone is chirping about. Love the story crafted by @surfcow! I’ve had a lot of debris gone with 2 birds but Mommy still won’t give me any dessert either! Wwwwwwwaaaaaaahhhhhhh. I want that little doggy from AB RIO Beach Volley to come lick my plate clean!

Ah Ha! I knew the minute that I whined a bit, Mommy would feel sorry for me and let me have the sweet dessert anyway! Sure enough, after I posted the above, I pulled the sling and got a 1-bird 134k+! I love Mommy!

@gypsybird Very clever getting that canine garbage disposal from AB Rio to make the jump into hyperspace just to help you out on this level. I’m impressed. You are right, the most points you can hope for with two birds is below Leaderboard average — unless I’m on the wrong level. Again. I really need to give up sniffing glue. Hah. Just kidding. Everyone knows I would never give that up; how else would I be so darn ROFLMAO-funny? Seriously, please tell me your secrets to breaking 131,000. Anyone? Do I need to do the Hokey Pokey? And what is the deal with Top Scores and temporary amnesia? I’m not complaining because the infamous Finnish Mind Melt has hypnotized me once or twice after I posted surprisingly high scores. “Wow, 12,000 points higher than my previous score! Wait, how did that happen? Hmmm, I remember eating corn flakes for breakfast, but after that it’s all one big blur. Oh those Rovio game developers in Finland must be up to their subliminal tomfoolery again!” Aloha. P.S. Kids, do not sniff glue. Ever. It will destroy your brain cells faster than @AMslimfordy can recite all the primes numbers in the Fibonacci sequence.

Yeah, I got the idea of the canine from Rio when you wrote the ‘clean your plate Timmy’ composition. I remember being a kid and doing that when I didn’t want to eat the peas (hated those little green goobers back then). Mom caught me once, but didn’t tell dad (Yay Mom!). Seriously, I got the 1 bird destruction by flinging Terence the same as in the video above. I just kept doing it over and over with reset every time until it finally did its job. He has to hit just right through that 1st wood triangle to slide on through to the other tower while pushing debris UP towards both TNT. Sometimes he just gets stalled or stunned (whichever). I did spend a lot of time on this level and finally got it once. TaDa! Now it is your turn oh mighty writer @surfcow! I’m rooting for you!

It seems your mumbo jumbo @gypsybirc was just enough to wake me from m sub-par slumber — literally. Apparently I nodded off to sleep about 12:57 am, just as I released fling number one. Just as the iPad started to slip from my fingers and plummet off the side of the bed, I awoke to see the aftermath: 104,000 with a single stubborn swine still squealing in what was left of the lower right tower. Second-string Terence mopped up like a star, squeezing and wringing another 20,000 from what seemed like nothing. Can’t emphasize enough how crucial it is to not try too hard on these types of levels. Be the bird. See the Pigs. Close your eyes, take a nap or just do your best Dalai Lama impression. Just don’t over think this game. Otherwise you will lose sleep, brain cells or maybe even your enthusiasm for this most excellent puzzle game. Aloha.

Like 5-14, the “W” factor (whine) seems to work best on this level. Unless someone shares an alternative strategy that is repeatable, it seems the only “S” factor (skill) is being able to launch Terrence eastward! :) Otherwise it seems to be all luck, no skill: mindless. muK :)

Here you go, party people! PAT fully zoomed in. I must add, this isn’t a guaranteed shot. But it will work if you keep at it.
The lowest piggy in the closest structure holds the key. There are two possible shots.Smiling Pig Shot – If the pig is smiling, your targeting system can run straight through his nostrils. Move one click down from that point. This is the sweet spot.Sleeping Pig Shot – If the pig is sleeping, your targeting system, with a little work can run straight through his nostrils. This is the sweet spot.Results – Big T will cut through the first structure and smash into the second. This will send debris up to the structures with the TnT and hopefully trigger both. Resulting in a chaotic, but beautiful one-birdie.

No Thanks necessary, @marc987. I have used your tips on so many other levels, I am just happy I could pay you back a little. :D Especially on the Wreck the Halls levels when they first came out. I always look forward to seeing what you have to say on walkthroughs. It is a pleasure to finally meet you.

Thanks @rdnzlrips82 I was stuck at 130250 just over 3 stars but well below average. I don’t usually look at these post till after I get above average. Your precise descriptions (as always) helped me get 140840 in just 5 tries. Thanks

@rdnzlrips82 I waltzed through that little pig’s nostrils for days… 106, 124, 106, 124… Finally, I assume he sneezed at the correct moment and blew me up near the top. Thanks! I think I’m done with this one now..

@rdnzlrips82 – I found that the nostril shot can work even better if you pop the pig just prior to impact by making Terrance scream. I think it removes just a little bit of the resistance involved in passing through the structure.

@burbman The reduced resistance would definitely help a bit. It amazes me how one little bit of debris can completely make Big T come to a screeching halt. I will have to try this one out again sometime. I know I am supposed to be tearing things up in Space, but I just can’t find my flow. I think it’s because a lot of the levels require zooming out, which doesn’t work well my fat fingers and accuracy.

@sunshine wow nice score! This one’s driving me round the bend – the difference between my lowest 1-bird clear & my highest one was about 40k. Add to that the fact that the sweet spot seems to be right up a pig’s nose, & you know that this is one crazy level. And it’s not every day I get to talk about a “nostril shot” – I think that phrase will stay with me for a while. I’ve improved by a whopping 700 points so I think I need to spare my blood pressure & give this one a rest.
There is another sweet spot lower down, somewhere around the join of the left lower wooden triangle & the horizontal plank it sits on, Terence cuts right through to take out the bottom of the right tower, but the debris tends to drop straight down & not get thrown upwards.
Congrats on your score :)

@karen68 thank. ;) I this is actual the second level with a nostril shot!!! You actual want to be a smidgen below the nostril, and have Terrance scream, so he pops the pig, so you can go through and hit the second tower, just like burbman said. Keep at it!!!! :D

Always glad to help anyone that improved on this one. I knew @burbman and I had discussed this here a little bit ago, so I figured I would throw it in for everyone to test the new theories. I didn’t improve at all, but good on those that did!

LOL for @kathy! Hey kiddo, keep on whining! Mommy loves you dearly and will give in eventually. Make sure you do have our favorite pooch from Rio come pay a visit and clean that plate while you commence the flinging again on this one. Your dessert is calling your name.

WoW! This level makes no sense!!! I was able to get a one birdie countless times (atleast 25)by aiming at the bottom horizontal stone plank. I even got a one birdie with BOTH cyrstals and my highest one bird score was only around 133K…not even above average! I finally got a pretty good score but used a second bird, got both crystal and a score of 137360. My second highest score was also with two birds and both crystals. I still don’t understand how the one birdie that got both crystals scores so low…there was hardly any debris left, strange indeed ;-) I sure hope you slingers keep average in the 134K’s cuz I don’t want to have to come back to this time consuming torture!

Wow – every dog has his day! I don’t think I have another top 20 score on any level of any AB game. I followed Lisa’s suggestion, just trying to get above average. Playing while watching the ball game, I glanced down to see Terrence cut right through the first tower (sweet spot?) and into the second. Debris set off both TNT’s and took out almost everything (including both crystals, most rocks at the top, and almost all the blocks and wood). Do I need to send you guys anything? I realize this is 4K over the current high score, but it’s legit – and unfortunately, total luck.

THIS level is the reason I won’t post RP scores even though I’m positive I’d got three top 5 scores.I tried the bottom-of-first-tower method but it never worked.Getting terence to horizontal block yields great results but I’d never got 1-birders this way-possible?

Has anyone noticed that both pigs jump and die in the towers when Terence is approaching using his power-cry?
I think that the “sweet”-spot is much wider when there is no pig in the box – hasn’t helped me to a decent score though ;(

Very frustrating level. Although fun, there doesn’t seem to be much rhyme or reason to it. I found it doesn’t matter if you go through the top of the left tower or the bottom, your score will be about the same. I even closed my eyes when flinging just to see what kind os score a blind fling would give. I’m happy to report that they were much lower (whew!) Also found I was able to get a 129k score by flinging 1st tb directly at the upper left crystal. Terence bounces from the crystal into the tnt, the debris flies into the two towers (without tnt next to the steam vents), and that debris floats over to set off tnt in the upper right tower before taking out the far right crystal. I wasn’t able to get over 129k with this method and is not consistent. My score of 133k came from one of the times I sent Terrence thru the upper pig in the first tower. Since it doesn’t get me over avg, guess I’ll come back later…maybe

This was a sly one. The trick is to fire Terence like the video shows, getting him over into the top right TNT. *IF* after a good mix only the two pigs in the right bottom column are left, just wait a few seconds. It may seem like nothing is happening but give it enough time. If the top pig of the two finally rolls over and pops, the bottom pig will soon follow. This was one of the toughest for me in the whole game.

Noooo, I had forgot this level already! My original score was 132k and after restarting again and again I got lucky and got 1-birder with 138k. I shot the bird towards the wooden triangle (outside the structure) on the left and the building went up and the bird continued hitting the second building. Those lower towers made both TNT’s detonate and the debris took care of the crystals :)

Great score! I read how you did it and am impressed. I’m trying it with no luck. Where on that triangle did you hit it? Do you remember? I never remember, but am asking anyway. Congrats on a great score!

Like I said, it might not be the exact spot where I hit, but I can say that it’s veeeerrrryyyy close to it! So keep on trying and you’ll find it. And to get a successful one-birder you also need a huge amount of luck. I kept trying after I got my highscore, but couldn’t get any higher, but I managed to get 146k several times so I believe that in the end, it’s is pretty much repeatable though you need the luck too :D

I was using the “nostril” approach with mixed results, but found it slowed me down too much lining up the shot. Then I started aiming loosely in that general area and crossed my fingers, then quickly resetting if the fallout didn’t look promising. Twice I managed 140k + scores within an hour of relaxing my aim and leaving the results to luck/fate/karma/….bird gods…..

@Kathy I have no idea what happened differently, but I remember I was alternating between the walkthrough, and Ripsy’s strategy up top. I think I got the 141k with his strat, but can’t be 100% sure on that.

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